James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

178 m i . l y w h i t k ’ s c r i c k btf . ur ’ a n n u a l C heltenham E leven in 1805.— F. II. Batoman-Champain ; An admirable captain ; had everyone's full confidence. A really good and stylish bat, with a charming but risky stroke through the slips; must make liis defence more si ubl'orn to become first class. Very succcsstul as a bowler. Good field. *//. J; •!'/»•>>/: A steady and painstaking batsman, with strong defence, but a lack f strokes. Played some good innings, but not so often as was expected Torks hard in the country. K. T. M. Barrett: An exceptionally good batsman. r V ^ ^ ^ ^ > i i ^ _ I ^ » A A b & ^ ^ A- a • A ^ A 1 A 1 ® « ot W Hi, defence is close and sure and his hitting terrific. A bit slow in the field but is quite dependable. *11*. //. Deune: A slow left-hand bowler. Was deadly on slow wickets, quite harmless on fast. A good slip and a fair batsman. A. I>u Boulay : A most promising cricketer. Bowls medium pace w:th a beautiful length. Makes his runs in fine, free style, but is still rather rough. A. It. Skinner: A small but vigorous batsman; quite unorthodox* must take more pains, and learn to keep his head. A good field in the country. C. A. />. Best: A very quiet and certain wicket-keeper; we have had few or none better. Improved in batting. II. C. Baird: Has not fulfilled his old promise. Is a powerful hitter, and proved most useful in school matches. Is a splendid field, and ought to be a good bowler. I). Robertson: A fair nu lium pace bowler. Does not takeenough painsoverhis batting. R. Finkf : A neat and promising batsman, andean field smartly at point. *U. F. Adami: A \ery useful batsman, and a keen and active field. CLIFTON COLLEGE. Captain for 1895.—F. E. Thomas. Results o f Matches. Matches played, 7 ; won, 2 ; drawn , 4 ; lost, 1. Opponents. Malettes Won (2). Old Ciiftouians . . . L e igh ton .............. MnUhe* JJiuu'H (4). Lncogniti.............. Liveiy>ou] Club . . . Clifton Ciub Mulch-« Lout (1). M .C .C . and Ground Where played. When played. | Club. Opnts. 1st 2nd Ins. Ins. is l 2nd ins lus. 1 Clifton I June 21, 22 192 *21-1 215 158 Leighton July 13 228 172 ♦9 Clifton May 29, 30 184 *3 if- 330 Chiton June 5, 6 233 ♦19 250 Cheltenham June H, 15 227 ♦19: 286 156 ! Clifton July 18 223 T15 Clifton July 1 5 46 1 103j *59 Won by 6 wkt>\ ; M w d 56 runs ; *5 w d lleiuarks. *6 wkts. d *8 wkts. d *6 wkts. d *2 wkts. d Lost by. 57 runs BATTING AVERAGES. A . I). Bartleet « • « Inns. ... 11 A. Al. 8imj>son 0 • « ... 11 (i. 11. Not*m 0 0 0 ... 11 M. E. Met onaghey 0 0 0 ... 10 It. O. lie Gex m m • ... 11 J. i.Juni<-11 ... • 0 0 ... 5 K . H. L. bteinthal 0 0 0 ... 11 W . N. PilKington ... 0 0 0 ... 11 F. K. Thomas 0 0 0 9 ( * , M. Benson 0 0 0 6 8. J, Kartell 0 0 0 4 Times Most in nut out. Runs. an Inns. Average. 0 423 137 .‘58*4 2 291 51* 32*6 1 2 j 0 41 25 0 237 70 23*7 3 187 61* 23*4 1 84 28 21 0 209 68 19 2 152 32 16*9 0 122 38 13*5 3 37 8* 12*3 1 ' 30 12 10